We have a friend who is a major Oregon Beavers fan, and, as you may or may not know, Oregon plays BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl this month. Camerons been bugging them about it, and now it's gone farther than we ever thought it could.
We own a light-up Frosty the Snowman, and when we came home from church yesterday, it was holding a sign that said, "Go Beavs!" and was wearing a black and orange necklace. So we, being Smiths, had to get revenge.
That night, we took blue and white streamers, posters, dressed Frosty up in Dad's old football jersey, and headed over to the enemy's base. After decorating, we left and waited for their reaction.
But none came. Nothing happened. So Dad drove by their house to see what had happened.
Frosty was in their house, looking out the front window with a Beavers shirt and hat on! And that's where he is while I type! They've started a war.... More on this later....
21.12.09
19.12.09
Cherokee Legend
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage?
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him an leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone.
Once he survives the night, he is a man.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him . Maybe even some human might do him harm. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man!
Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him.
He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.
We, too, are never alone.
Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, Sitting on the stump beside us.
When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.
If you liked this story, pass it on.
If not, you took off your blindfold before dawn.
Moral of the story:
Just because you can't see God,
Doesn't mean He is not there.
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him an leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone.
Once he survives the night, he is a man.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him . Maybe even some human might do him harm. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man!
Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him.
He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.
We, too, are never alone.
Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, Sitting on the stump beside us.
When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.
If you liked this story, pass it on.
If not, you took off your blindfold before dawn.
Moral of the story:
Just because you can't see God,
Doesn't mean He is not there.
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
14.12.09
DEEP THOUGHTS
Dad forwarded this to me. Enjoy!
I planted some bird seed. A bird came up.
Now I don't know what to feed it.
*****
I had amnesia once --
or twice.
*****
Protons have mass?
I didn't even know they were Catholic.
*****
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
***
If the world were a logical place, men would be the ones who ride horses
sidesaddle.
*****
What is a "free" gift?
Aren't all gifts free?
*****
They told me I was gullible
and I believed them.
*****
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home,
and when he grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto the
freeway.
******
Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone
*****
One nice thing about egotists: they don't talk about other people.
*****
My weight is perfect for my height --
which varies
*****
I used to be indecisive.
Now I'm not sure.
*****
The cost of living hasn't affected its popularity.
*****
How can there be self-help "groups"?
*****
If swimming is so good for your figure, how do you explain whales?
*****
Show me a man with both feet firmly on the ground, and I'll show you a
man who can't get his pants off.
*****
Is it me--or do buffalo wings taste like chicken?
~Lindsey
I planted some bird seed. A bird came up.
Now I don't know what to feed it.
*****
I had amnesia once --
or twice.
*****
Protons have mass?
I didn't even know they were Catholic.
*****
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
***
If the world were a logical place, men would be the ones who ride horses
sidesaddle.
*****
What is a "free" gift?
Aren't all gifts free?
*****
They told me I was gullible
and I believed them.
*****
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home,
and when he grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto the
freeway.
******
Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone
*****
One nice thing about egotists: they don't talk about other people.
*****
My weight is perfect for my height --
which varies
*****
I used to be indecisive.
Now I'm not sure.
*****
The cost of living hasn't affected its popularity.
*****
How can there be self-help "groups"?
*****
If swimming is so good for your figure, how do you explain whales?
*****
Show me a man with both feet firmly on the ground, and I'll show you a
man who can't get his pants off.
*****
Is it me--or do buffalo wings taste like chicken?
~Lindsey
12.12.09
Best poster in the world
This is for all you Mistborn lovers- I wish I had a humongous one of this to spread across my wall. It would be a great reference when I'm reading the books! :D
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